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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-23
A Curious Meteorite.
From the Ne,C York Times.

During the most violent portion of the storm
of Sunday, about o'clock p. m, something re
sembng a meteorite struck the sidewalk in
Brooklyn, at Troy and Fulton avenues When
first seen it was said to have resembled ball of
about the size of mans head, but was broken
into fragments by the fall. All the small boys
in the neghborhoCd We're yesterday il posses
sion of portions of this fallen object, and pieces
of the size of a pigeons egg find a ready sale
at 81.
The substance is of bright vivid green and
porous. When first procured it was soft and
plastic, taking the impress of the fingers. After
remaining over day it became brittle and fra.
BILE. 1t resembles precisely in appearance the
green deposit left on a battery. At first it was
thought that the lightning had struck a copper
wire or roof, had melted portions of it, and, OXi-
diZing it. had carried it great distance. Anal
ysis showed its probable lneteioric source, as it
gave with the reagents and the blowpipe unms-
taxable evidence of the presence of cobalt and
Nickel which twin metals are always found in
meteorites. There were no traces of copper and
faint indications of iron. From the quantity of
material it is thought that the ball when intact
must have weighed twenty pounds. Portions
have been sent TO the Smithsonian Institution.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-23
The Baltimore and Ohio Deal.

On Thursday when the announcement was
made by Mr., Robert Garrett that the nego-
tiations to secure a controlling interest IN
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad were ter
minated it was thought that no more would
be heard Of the Baltimore and Ohio deal for
Il time at least II now appears that
McSsrS. Ives and Staynor, who held CON
tract for the purchase of the stock, do not
think they have been treated fairly, and
have given notice of their purpose to ins.i-
ture a suit against Mr. Garrett for dam
ages. The chances arc. therefore, that the
public will hear great deal more of the
inside history of the transaction than it has
yet heard. No doubt MesSrs. Ives and
Staynor are out Of pocket many thousands
of dollars, because it is pretty certain that
Mr. Garrett would not have given them an
option on the property unless they had ad-
vanced 4 very large sum of money, which
Mr. Garrett was to have i'll the event of
their failure to carry out their part of the
agreement.
The deal was the talk of Wall street for
about four months, and tho lawsuit may
have sensational features which will cause
moro talk than the original deal did.
Mr.. Garrett said that the ownership of
the stock remained us it was before the deal
was contemplated, and that the property
had suffered no depreciation. 1t was
to he expected, of course, that he would
authorize the statement that the road had
not suffered in any respect, and, perhaps, it
has not. He must have obtained a pretty
large sum from Mcssrs. Ives and StaynOr,
and thia money, doubtless, is considered
when the statement is made that the road
has suffered no loss whatever.
Messrs. Ives and Staynor found that they
were unable to raise the money with which
to make good their option and Mr.. Garrett
got tired of waiting for them to do 50. Mr..
Garrett, from the facts published, appears to
have acted in good faith, and it is possible
that Messrs. Ives and Staynor did also The
latter undertook more than they could
handle, The legal proceedings will doubtless
be watched with deep interest by the public
Mr. Garrett starts for Europe to-day for a
brief vacation if this law suit does not re-
quire his immediate presence. He claims to
have gained a better connection with st.
Louis by his dealings with Messrs. Ives and
Staynor, and it is not improbable that this
| connection, together with the securities
which were forfeited to him, has put him SO
far ahead in the deal that he can afford to
laugh at the lawsuit. 1t is probable that he
will not permit the suit to interfere with
| the pleasures of his trip abroad
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-23
BRIGHT BITS.

An exchange says: Never make bet with
woman" In case of a winsome woman this
IS no doubt good advice.-Ifd Bits.
JOHN, said the wife Of a base ball umpire,
Tommy has been a very bad little boy to-day"
Is that sou he replied absent mndedly.
well, IL line him S25 '-Horpcr's Bdzdr.
"REsoLvED, that the common schools of this
country have done more for its prosperity than
the circus, was the question before Dakota
debating society last week. Decided in the
negative.-DdcOt1 BeH
THERE is no r in the month you know"
SO spoke to the maiden fair her beau,
The maid whose heart he'd won;
I'D gladly give you an oyster treat
But there is no k in the months, my sweet,
And the oyster seasons done"
She hlushed and answered in accents low,
There is no Il in the months, | know,
But IN ice cream there is one.
Boston Courier
OMAHA HUsBAND-The theatre will be half
over before we get started
Young wife-Well, can't get these gloves
buttOned
Don't see why you should be so slow and
awkward about common thing like that"
Il never had a chance TO practice before"
Nonsense. Never had chance to practice?'
No, there were always plenty of men around
to do that for me, you know, dear. '-ODldhd
World.
NELLIE MCHENRY, who used to live a few
doors above here over a piano store suffered
the tortureS of the condemned. In her usual
CHEEKY way, however. she made a joke of it, and
used to describe her horror-stricken feelings
when she heard the proprietor rumble out in a
deep bass voice. John, varnish Mrs. Smith S
legs and take them to her early this afternoon
1t took her some time to see that the legs Ot,MrS.
Smiths piano were thus amblguously referred
to.-NelC York Tribune.
A KINGSTON MAN who carries cane with a
silver head was considerably Hurried the other
night. He had been in a neighbours house, and
in going away he forgot his stick He stepped
to a window, tapped on il, and asked his friend
to hand him his cane. His friend did so, hand
ing it out point first Thank you, thank you, -
said the owner of the cane, as he stepped bTiskly
away. He soon returned and tapping on the
window, said he had lost the head of his stick
there. A search was made throughout the room
with no success. This was reported to the man
who was much chagrned. He started off again,
and after a little while he again came back,
| look any more for the head of that cane. Good
| joke, good joke, by jocks, l had hold of the
| wrong end Kingston Freeman.
TEACHER-How many legs does a dog stand
on?
Scholar-Four.
Teacher-Then he is quadruped, is he?
| Scholar-Yes.
Little Boy-When my dog was lame he stood
| on three.
Teacher-Then what was he!
| LLUtIe Boy-Lame sir.
Teacher-All right. What are legsl
| SchOlar-Things to stand on.
| Teacher-What does tub stand on9
| Scholar-On the bottom.
| Tn7cher-'Fhen what is the bottoms
! Scholar-A leg.
Ieacnrr-Dlu yoU ever see anything else with
| one legy
| Scholar-Yes! yesl
| Tcacher-Whaty
| Scholar-The man with the hand organ on
| Washington street.
| Tcacher-Where is his leg?
| Scholar-On the top of the organ.--Boston
| Journal of Education.
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The Morning News for the Summer.

The Morning News for the Summer.
Persons leaving the city for the summer
can have the MORNING NEWS forwarded by
the earliest fast mails to any address at the
rate of 25c. week, 81 for a month or 81 50
for three months, cash invariably in ad
vance. The address may be changed as
often as desired In directing change care
should be taken to mention the old as well
as the new address.
Those who desire to have their home paper
promptly delivered to them while away
should leave their subscriptions at the BUsI-
NESS OFFICE. Special attention will be given
to make this summer service satisfactory and
to forward papers by the most direct and
quickest routes.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-23
A Cure for Whooping Cough.
From Notes and Queries.


Maryhll is large and important suburb OF
Glasgow. On Thursday a travelling candyman
and rag -gatherer, with a cart drawn by an ass
drew up in front of row of houses known as
Pirrat S-row a little off the highway at Mary
hill, Glasgow. Two children living in this quar-
ter are suffering from whooping cOngh. After
a short conversation with the proprietor of the
ass, the mothers of the two children took up a
position one on each side of the animal. One
woman then took one of the children and passed
it below the ASS belly to the other woman, the
child's face being toward the ground. The
woman on the other side caught hold of the
child, and, giving it a gentle sOmersault handed
it back to the other woman over the ass, the
child's face being toward the sky. The
process having been repeated three times,
the child was taken away to the
house, and then the second child was similarly
treated While this was going on two other
children were brought to undergo the magical
cure. In order that the operation may have its
due effect the ass must not be 70 gotten, and al
the close of the ceremony each mother must
carry her child to the head of the animal and
allow it to eat something, such as bread or bis
cults, out of the Chd's lap. This proceeding
having been performed in turn by the fOul
mothers, the prescribed course was concluded
When it began there were not many people
present, but before it was finished quite mum
Der of spectators had gathered. From inquiries
made yesterday morning, and again last night
it seems the mothers are thoroughly satisfied
that their children are the better of the enchant
mpnt
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-23
A Lesson for Young Men.

There are too many young men who waste
time. Recreation is, of course, necessary
to good health, but it is not the part of wis
dom to take too much rest or to spend too
many hours in amusement. Time may be
economical by properly dividing it. The
young man, for instance, who is busy in a
store all day may yet find time to cultivate
his mind. He may obtain all the recreation
he needs early in the morning or late in the
afternoon, and devote a few hours every
night to study. 1t is better to spend the
evening hours in this way than to spend
them in the barroom, the billiard hall or in
other ways equally as profitless.
A distinguished physician of neighor
ing State relates an interesting story of his
young manhood and the use to which he
put his time. Necessity compelled him to
seek work at an early age. He obtained
position as errand boy in drug store He
was busy all day, but at night he regularly
spent two hours in study. In this way he
acquired a fair English education His
steady habits and evident determination to
improve his mind led his employers to pro-
mote him. They gave him place among
JnclT Clerks ITOulOJlOn Increased MS am
btion. He determined to make physician
Of himself. Preparatory to entering a
medical college he became u pupil in a night
school. For two years he attended to his
duties in the store and yet man
aged to keep up his studies without
interruption. In that period he became
master of English and Mathematics, OBJ
tanned some knowledge of the natural
sciences, and made himself a much better
Latin and Greek scholar than the average
college student Considering himself ready
to begin the study of medicine, he left the
store and entered college. He divided his
time so that after his hours of sleep, study
and recitation, he still had six at his dis
| posal Two of these he devoted to recrea-
ton. The other four he spent welding a
| hammer in a blacksmith shop. He was
without means, and he worked in the black
smith shop to earn the money with which
to pay his expenses. After his graduation
he devoted part of every day in assisting
another physician until his own practice
| yielded him livelihood
Any young man with the will to do SO
may succeed, rs the physician did, for
man may make of himself what he pleascs
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-23
Bad Temper Among Englishmen.
From the London Spectator.

From the London spectator.
If Mr. Francis Cation is right, temper is even
a larger factor in the household unhappiness Of
English people than is commonly imagined He
declares that rather more than every second
adult person in England is in some way or other
bad-tempered. Out of ,9S1 persons of whose
characteristics he has received what he believes
to be accurate descriptions given under sea-
of secrecy, he finds that 80 per cent reported
bad-tempered and only 4S per cent. good. The
women are little better than the men-whicl
we should not have expected, women suffer
ing far more than men, both from
the querulousness due to i'll health and
from the effects of continuous anXiety-say by
about 10 per cent; but even among the women
45 per cent. strike their relatives as displaying
in one way or another bad temper 1t is true
the word is employed to cover an extraordinary
variety of forms of disagreeableness the cpl
thets employed by the narrators being as fol
lows: Acrimonious, aggressive, arbitrary
pickering, capricious, captious, choleric, con
tentious, crotchety, decisive, despotic, domi
neering, easily offended, fiery fits of anger
gloomy, grumpy, harsh hasty headstrong
huffy, inpatient, imperative, impetuous, in
sane temper, irritable, morose, nagging, obsti
nate, odd-tempered, passionate, peevish, pep
perry, proud, pugnacious, quarrelsome, quick
tempered, scolding short, harp, sulky, sullen
surly, uncertain, vicious, vindictive." Forty
six epthets in all)
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NpEY TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Oglethorpe Lodge No, !, /. o. o.
8; Magnolia Encampment No. l, l. 0. o. r.
SrEclAL NOTICE. Base Ball between Savan-
uahS and Amateurs.
EXCURSION TO MISUNDERSTANDING Pope Catlln
on Sunday.
STEAMSHIP ScnEDuLE-Ocean Steamship co.
CHEAP COLUMN ADVERTISEMENTS -help Want
ed; For Rent; For Sale; Lost; Miscellaneous.
DIssoLvTIoN- Paxton Bros
FDucATIoNAI. The Oglethorpc Seminary, Sa-
vannah Virginia Military Institute, Lexington,
Va
AUCTION SALE Groceries, Furniture, Wagon,
Etc. by c. II Dorset
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-23

At the State convention of the Junio T
Order of United American Mechanics at
Erie, Pa, 800 delegates were present, repre-
senting membership of 100000. II
the business transacted was the adoption of
a resolution to present to the next Congress
a memorial asking that 4 per capita tax he
imposed by law on foreign cmgrantS land
ing at American ports. Congress will also
be asked to prohibit the landing of paupel'
emigrants, and also to pass law requiring
that forcign-born residents shall live as citi-
zcns twcnty-ono years before becoming oligi-
bic to office. The landing Of pauper emil
grants may be prohibited, but it is not likely
that Congress will grant the other petitions
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-23

OF all the cities that are nursing blooms
Omaha is several lengths ahead. Mr.. j. Z.
Burton, a capitalist of that city, says Of the
real estate craze out there: at is more than
wonderful. The remarkable feature about
it is that fabulous prices are attached to out
lying properties-thc farm lands that have
been staked out into town lots. Property
in the city is held at a fair price, but if you
drive out eight or ten miles from Omaha
you will find farms staked out into town
lots for which 81, 900 Lofts demanded. You
would think it would be impossible that
they could be sold But the fact is they are
being sold right along" Birmingham has
never equalled this record.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-23

a late uttcranco Of General Master Work
man Powdcrly is this: ~ deny that am an
autocrat; but in one thing ] with l could be
II my word should be law there would be
no moro intcmpcrance ard with no more
intempcrance there would soon DO fewer
labor troubles The General Master Work
man hits the nail en- the head when he sug-
costs that intemperance is the cause Of
mcry labor troubles. IT is a pity that all
the knights of Labor are not as friendly TO
tsmperanco Us Lo il.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-23

The captured flags episode has been the
cause Of n most ridiculous occurrence at
Lawrencevillo, Pa. IL seems that the young
men OF literary turn of mind connected
with the Catholic Church, of the town de,
batcd the question: Resolved, that tbs
Confederate fags be restored to their respec-
tive States" The Rev. Father Gregory,
the pastor, and two members Of the church,
who acted as judges, decided in favor of the
affirmative A number of Grand Army of
the Republic men were present and when
the decision was announced they became
very indignant The amount of lunacy con.
cealcd in the Grand Army OF tho Republic
seems To hnNo no end
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-23

1t is reported that Miss Alice E. Freeman
has placed her resi- gnation as President of
Wellesley College in the hands of the trus-
tees. The reason assigned is her approach
ing marriage with professor of Harvard
University. Miss Freemans work at Wei
lesley has been of the highest order, and
those who are Interested in the thorough
education of women will regret that she is
no longer TO be connected with the iustitu-
ton
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-23

The Chicago Ne'oS prints a cable dispatch
which says: "Thc admission has been made
by Mr. Hclo to Q Scotch dignitary that Mr.
Blaine is severely ailirg, and that he is half
determined to abandon his summer trip TO
Paris and the Starley Ciub entertainments "
A few days ago Mr.. Blaine was reported TO
be in splendid health What hcs car,cd his
ridden indispositior is not apparent, but it
may be that it is due to grief on account of
VIC failure Of Gen. Fairch!ld's throe ralsies
D Get in their Nork
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-23
Decay Of the White House.
From the Washington Post Dem.

HTOHt me washington kpSt lDcn'.)
1t isn't pleasant TO be assured that the White
House, as to its woodwork. is slowly and surely
rotting away, bat something has for a long time
been needed to convince Congress that the build
ing itself is not suitable for residence and office
combined The knowledge that it is gradually
railing TO pieces Of its own accord shows that 1t
has much better idea Of its uufitnesS than our
lawmakers have If it leads to a little more in
terest being taken by the latter, its natural de-
cay may not be so much rCgrctted.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-23

TIE Now York Times is authority for the
statement that Jay Gould has been asked TO
build a new church on the spot in the Cats
kill Mountains where used TO stand the
church Of his boyhood's mcmory-the
church where his father was n deacon and
scrIaons lasted from Sunday sunrise till Sun
dcy sunset If he grants the request he Will
doubtless do 60 upon condition that tho Scr
mons shall be limited TO thirty minutes
eacl,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-23
All @ Mistake.

From, the Missouri Republican LDe1n)
1t is all a mistake to believe that Blaine
prompted the Cuban bandits who tried to make
an designation with John Sherman last spring
IN the first place, if Blaine planned the scheme
the job would not have been S ch a wofui iiZzl2.
In the next place, there is 10 earthly reason
why Blaine should desire sherman ouC OF the
way Sherman is not in Blaines way
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-23

Regarding the recent meeting of the Cen
trail Railroad Directors, the New York
Times says: ga big deal is afoat, as big as
any that Wall street has heard of in a
Southern security for many day" 1t
comes in good time, for without it the col
lapse of the Baltimore and Ohio deal
would leave tho country no sensation of
that kind
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-23

1t is not believed at Washington that
President Cleveland will pardon James d.
Fish, of Grant & Ward bank notoriety.
The papers in the case have not yet been
examined. Ferdinand Ward, IFish's former
partner, opposes the pardon. No doubt the
two fnanciers are undergoing just punish
ment, and there is no reason why President
Cleveland should interfere
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-23

The Montgomery Advertiser is authority
for the statement that in Alabama more
than three-fourths of the territory of the
State is under prohibition law. In Georgia
prohibition prevails in 1l5 counties out of a
total of 1877. No other Southern State has
so nearly driven liquor outside of her
boundaries
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-23

Ex-Gov Foster, of Ohio-"Calico Char
iey"-is again to the fore. This time he
says: 81 believe the Republican nominee
will win next year, whoever he may be. y
The ex-Governor's faith is of the kind
doomed to Disappointment.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-23

Some of the New York Sunday papers
are printing descriptions and illustrations Of
bathers at the seaside resorts that are out
side the pale of decency. A "blue lawn to
suppress such publications would be in the
interest of good morals.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-23

Another woman has been discovered in
New York, whose affection for cats passes
tn bounds of reason. She is Mrs. Hud-
son, and she worships the animals somewhat
after the fashion of the ancient Egyptian
Tho police found fifty-one cats in her house,
of all sizes and colors. They were removed,
and now the bootjacks of the neighbors are
enjoying well earned rest
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-23

All of the steel rail mills in the country
have orders enough in hand to keep them
busy through the remainder of the year. 1t
is not likely, therefore, that railroad build
ing will be set back during this year, at
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-23

An advance in the price of pig iron is
predicted for next month. 1t is gratifying
to note in this connection that the Southern
iron companies continue to be wonderfully
prosperous.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-23
Erect of Protoctionist Exaggeration

From the Louisville Couricr-Jour1ldl (DeE0
The protectionist eXaggcratiOn as to high
wages in this country has drawn so much for
foran American wOrkingWan to do unless he
can get himself appointed on the Pinkertoa
force to help suppress labor riots.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-23

Cold weather cannot be far off The
coal companies will advance the price of
coal 10c ton at the end of the month.